Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina)

Dalkeith
Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina)
Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Dalkeith (Arcola, North Carolina)
LocationSW of Arcola off NC 43, near Arcola, North Carolina
Coordinates36°16′47″N 77°59′12″W / 36.27972°N 77.98667°W / 36.27972; -77.98667
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1825 (1825)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74001382[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1974

Dalkeith is a historic plantation house located near Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1825, and is a two-story, late Federal style, temple-form frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and brick basement. The front facade features a pedimented entrance porch, with four fluted Doric order columns. The house is similar in style to Elgin. During the American Civil War Asa Biggs took refuge at Dalkeith, where he wrote his autobiography.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (October 1974). "Dalkeith" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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